TOLEDO, Ohio - The Toledo men's basketball team will be the No. 1 seed in the 2023 Mid-American Conference Tournament and face No. 8 seed Miami in the quarterfinal round on Thursday, March 9 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio. The Rockets will tip off vs. the RedHawks at 11:00 a.m. with streaming on ESPN+. 
 
Toledo was victorious in both of its meetings this season vs. the RedHawks, posting an 81-78 road win on Jan. 31 and an 89-71 home victory on Feb. 14.

With a victory in Thursday's quarterfinal, the Rockets would play in Friday's first semifinal vs. either No. 4 seed Ball State or No. 5 seed Ohio at 5:00 p.m. on the CBS Sports Network. The championship game will be played Saturday at 7:30 p.m. on ESPN2.
 
Toledo (25-6, 16-2 MAC) defeated Ball State 87-81 last night to become the first current Mid-American Conference member to win three straight outright league titles and also extend their school-record winning streak to a nation-best 15 games.

Tickets can be purchased online at utrockets.com/mactournament, calling 419.530.GOLD or visiting the Rocket Ticket Office in Savage Arena. Only tickets purchased through the Athletic Department will be in the Rocket section of Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.
 
All ticketing is digital per the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse and tickets will be transferred to you the week of the game via email.  There will be no Will Call table at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, however the Rocket Ticket Office service team is available for assistance by calling or texting 419.530.4653 and will be on site at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse or at the Alumni event. 

2023 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament Schedule
 
Thursday, March 9, 2023 -- Quarterfinals
Game 1:  No. 1 Toledo vs. No. 8 Miami, 11 am ET (ESPN+)
Game 2: No. 4 Ball State vs. No. 5 Ohio* (ESPN+)
Game 3: No. 2 Kent State vs. No. 7 Northern Illinois* (ESPN+)
Game 4: No. 3 Akron vs. No. 6 Buffalo* (ESPN+)
 
Friday, March 10, 2023 -- Semifinals
Game 5: Game 1 Winner vs. Game 2 Winner, 5 pm ET (CBS Sports Network)
Game 6:  Game 3 Winner vs. Game 4 Winner, 7:30 pm ET (CBS Sports Network)
 
Saturday, March 11, 2023 -- MAC Championship
Game 7: Game 5 Winner vs. Game 6 Winner, 7:30 pm ET (ESPN2)

*Minimum 30 minutes between completion of prior game in the session